Non-negative Tensor Factorisation for Sound Source Separation

Derry Fitzgerald, Dublin Institute of Technology
Matt Cranitch, Cork Institute of Technology
Eugene Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology

Document Type Conference Paper

Proceedings of the Irish Signals and Systems Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2005.

Abstract

An algorithm for Non-negative Tensor Factorisation is introduced which extends current matrix factorisation techniques to deal with tensors. The effectiveness of the algorithm is then demonstrated through tests on synthetic data. The algorithm is then employed as a means of performing sound source separation on two channel mixtures, and the separation capabilities of the algorithm demonstrated on a two channel mixture containing saxophone, strings and bass guitar.